252.13 Recovery by county.
Any county having expended money for the assistance or support of a poor person under this chapter, may recover the money as follows:
1. If the poor person is living, from the person if the person becomes able, by action brought within two years after the person becomes able.
2. a. If the poor person is deceased, from the person’s estate, by filing the claim as provided by law.
b. There shall be allowed against the person’s estate a claim of the sixth class for that portion of the liability to the county which exceeds the total amount of all claims of the first through the fifth classes, inclusive, as defined in section 633.425, which are allowed against that estate.
[C51, §806; R60, §1374; C73, §1350; C97, §2222; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5309; C39, §3828.085; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §252.13]
92 Acts, ch 1212, §11; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §54; 2015 Acts, ch 14, §1
Referred to in §252.14
Claims against estate, §633.410 et seq.
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 252 - SUPPORT OF THE POOR
Section 252.1 - “Poor person” defined.
Section 252.2 - Parents and children liable.
Section 252.3 - Putative father.
Section 252.4 - Who deemed trustee.
Section 252.5 - Remote relatives.
Section 252.6 - Enforcement of liability.
Section 252.7 - Notice — hearing.
Section 252.8 - Scope of order.
Section 252.9 - Judgment — appeal.
Section 252.13 - Recovery by county.
Section 252.14 - Homestead — when liable.
Section 252.15 - Recovery by relative.
Section 252.16 - Settlement — how acquired.
Section 252.17 - Settlement continues.
Section 252.18 - Foreign paupers.
Section 252.22 - Contest between counties — chapter applicable to county public hospitals.
Section 252.23 - Legal settlement disputes.
Section 252.24 - County of residence liable — exception.
Section 252.25 - County general assistance.
Section 252.26 - General assistance director.
Section 252.27 - Form of assistance — condition.
Section 252.33 - Application for assistance.
Section 252.35 - Payment of claims.
Section 252.37 - Appeal to supervisors.